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1799 BB-169 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

1799 BB-169 Draped Bust Silver Dollar (obverse)
Obverse
1799 BB-169 Draped Bust Silver Dollar (reverse)
Reverse

Diameter: 39.00 mm

Mintage/Proof: 423,515 / 0

Weight: 26.96 grams

Metal: Silver

Value by Grade

Grade Value
Worst $701
Heavy Circ $1,488
Average $3,145
Light Circ $11,900
Uncirc $34,000

Sold For: $18,000 — Stack’s Bowers Auction Record

History, Value, and Price Guide for 1799 BB-169 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1799 BB-169 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

This Dollar has the catalog numbers: Bowers Borckardt-169, Bolender-21, or Haseltine-21

Obverse: Star 8 much closer to Y than star 1 to curl, or star 7 to L, or star 13 to bust. Star 1 is farthest from hair. In date, numeral 1 is close to curl. Slight die roughness below first star, between milling and curl. The second star on the obverse is repunched and the obverse shows die rust which becomes extensive on the late die state.
Reverse: The reverse for this Draped Bust coin is the same as BB-167. Far right edge of A is over junction of clouds 3 and 4.
Total Estimated Population: 450 to 850

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